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[–] nichtsowichtig@feddit.org 11 points 1 week ago (11 children)

I don't think I have an inner monologue. Also I have full Aphantasia. I can't visually imagine an apple let alone rotate it in my mind.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 9 points 1 week ago (10 children)
[–] nichtsowichtig@feddit.org 12 points 1 week ago (9 children)

I do! I visualize when I dream. But I can't do it on command. This is how I realized I probably have aphantasia. I can never consciously visualize. I can think and conceptualize, but not 'see'.

[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I have the exact same experience, from lack of inner monologue to aphantasia. Funnily enough, when I'm on the verge of falling asleep, I can sometimes conjure images, but that's the only way I'm able to

[–] nichtsowichtig@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

yess when I read that this is a common experience for aphants, I became pretty certain I'm an aphant too. crazy how people can do that on command

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